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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 527
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Bags |
| 12 YR M BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN PLAYING WITH LIGHTER AND TRASH BAG;DX BUR NED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| BURN TO R L LEG, ANKLE,ARM, ELBOW&NECK/40YOM STS AT HOME WAS LIGHTING F IRE AND FIRE FLARED UP & BURNED THE R SIDE OF PT'S BODY.NO FD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PT BURNED LEG LAST PM W/LIGHTER. DX: L LOWER LEG BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| WAS PLAYING W/ LIGHTER WHEN RIGHT PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE BURN TO R- LOWER LEG & FOOT- NO FD MENTION. DX R LE BURN PARTIAL FULL THICKNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| 21YOM WAS BURNING BRUSH, TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE FIRE BY USING A GAS LIGHTER,FLAMES EXPLODED,BURNING BOTH LEGS;1ST&2ND DEGREE LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| PLAYING C A LIGHTER, PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING LEG " BURN" FD DOC UKNOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH LIGHTER CAUGHT JEANS ON FIRE AT HOME; 1ST/2ND DEGR EE LOWER LEG BURN 2-3% BS, FD NOT MENTIONED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Gasoline |
| DROPPED LIGHTER INTO GASOLINE THREW CINDER BLOCK TO PUT OUT FIRE & SPRA Y CAN NEAR FIRE EXPLODED F.D. NOT RECORDED BURN LOW LEG/EAR/ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| PATIENT PLAYING WITH FRIEND, SPRAYED PERFUME BOTTLE AND THEN LIT A LIGH TER POINTED TOWARDS LOWER LEG; 3RD DEGREE LEG BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| BURNED LOWER LEG WHEN CAUGHT PANTS ON FIRE WHEN PLAYIGN WITH LIGHTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2000 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2000 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Fuel charcoal lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2000 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/1999 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/1998 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/1998 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighters, Day wear |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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